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Before starting TrueView applications for the first time, always check the README files that are supplied on the installation disks. The files contain information that was not available at the time of publication.
To start applications for TrueView:
Step 1 In Program Manager, double-click on the TrueView icon (see Figure 3-1).
The TrueView window is displayed.
If a TrueView application is included in TrueView (see the section "TrueView Settings" in Chapter 2, "Installing TrueView Applications"), and the Auto discovery feature is turned on (see the section "Adding Devices and Rings Using Auto Discovery" later in this chapter), the application discovers devices and rings on the network automatically.
Discovered devices and rings are represented by icons in the TrueView window.
Step 2 To manage a device or ring, double-click on the corresponding icon in the TrueView window (see Chapter 4, "Working with Icons"), or on the entry in the table for the management application (see Chapter 5, "Working with Tables").
You can close TrueView applications and return the network management platform, or exit the management platform and return to Program Manager.
To close a TrueView application:
Step 1 Close any open dialog boxes by clicking on the OK button to save changes that you have made, or the Cancel button to discard the changes.
Step 2 Click on the Close button to close the TrueView application.
To exit TrueView:
Step 1 Click on the TrueView menu, on the menu bar of the TrueView window.
Step 2 Click on the Exit command to exit TrueView.
You can display a contents page listing the help topics that are available, or get context-sensitive help by clicking on the Help button in a TrueView application dialog box.
You can specify that the application discovers devices or rings automatically, or you can add them manually in TrueView (see the section "Adding Devices and Rings Manually" later in this chapter).
When Auto discovery is turned on, devices on the network are added to the table of devices that are managed by the application (see Chapter 5, "Working with Tables").
To turn on Auto discovery in TrueView:
Step 1 Click on the Options command on the menu corresponding to the management application you want to work with.
The Options dialog box is displayed.
Step 2 Click on the Auto discovery check box so that a cross appears in the box.
Step 3 Click on the OK button.
In TrueView, you can specify that the application discovers devices automatically (see the section "Adding Devices and Rings Using Auto Discovery" earlier in this chapter), or you can add them manually.
To add a device or rings to TrueView:
Step 1 Click on the New command on the menu corresponding to the device you want to add.
Step 2 Enter the information required by the dialog box. For example, to add a new bridge you specify the node addresses of Port A and Port B.
Step 3 Click on the OK button.
In TrueView, you can select a bitmap file to be displayed behind the icons that represent devices and rings on the network. For example, you may want to use a map as the background to indicate the geographical location of the devices.
To display or remove the background:
Step 1 Click on the TrueView menu
If a background is displayed, the Use Background command has a tick mark. If no background is displayed, the command has no tick mark.
Step 2 Click on the Use Background command to toggle the setting.
To change the background:
Step 1 Click on the Change Background command on the TrueView menu.
The Open dialog box is displayed.
Step 2 Select the file you want to display and click on the OK button.
If the Use Background command has a tick mark, TrueView displays the file you chose as the background.
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